Improvement in fumfing-levers



@anni @twine JOHN S. APPEL, OF KULPSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

Laim Paten: No. 90,718, dma June 1,1869.

` IMPROVEMENT IN PUMPING-LEVERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern B e it known that I, JOHN S. APPEL, ofKulpsville, ,in the county of Montgomery, and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Pumps; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use thesame, reference being had 'to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification. l

This invention relates to an improvement in pumps for raising water andother liquids; and

It consists in the arrangement and combination of parts, as hereinafterdescribed.

The drawing represents v a vertical section of the pump, showing thedifferent parts -in their proper positions. g Y

A is a wooden standard, to which the pump is attached.

B B represent the pump-cylinders.

O C are thel piston-rods.

D D represent the pistons or valve-boxes, which are attached to the endsof the rods C C.

E is the foundation-plate, to which the cylinders B are secured.

F F represent the foot-valves in the bottom of the cylinders. Thesevalves, as well as those in the boxes D D, operate on hinges, as seen inthe drawing.

. G is a valve-chamber, and

H is a ball-valve therein.

This chamber Gr is screwed on to the cylinders, and the ball-valve has aseat at each end, and plays back and forth from one seat to the otherwhen the pump is operated.

h represents one of the seats.

I is the water-pipe, and the 'water is discharged at J.

K is the air-chamber.

The lrods C C extend up and are attached to the brake-beam L, as seen inthe drawing.

On this beam the rods C G are adjustable, so that the length of strokemay be increased or diminished,

The notches marked @between the beam and the levers, allow the loops onthe ends of the rods to be changedfrom one to the other.

m represents the levers, which are secured to the v brake-beam by theclips and set-screws n and the loops n', at the centre,.as seen, so thatthe levers may be readily detached when it is desired to alter thestroke. The rods C C maybe made of metal entirely, or of metal and wood.I prefer to 4introduce a section of wood.

The rods O C are passed through a stationary guide, I), for the purposeof keeping them steady, and where they enter the cylinders they work in,stuing-boxes q -q in the usual manner.

By this arrangement, a constant stream of water is discharged from thepipe I with a velocity proportioned movable levers m, the notchedbrake-.beam L, and the looped rods C, as herein described for thepurpose specified.

Witnesses: JOHN S'. APPEL.

J. C. Boonen,

P. B. OAssnL.

